The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-27
TICKET BOYCOTT RENEWED
Trouble Between the Eastern and West
ern Lines Begins to Grow Serious.
Another Circular from the Pennsylvania OFF,
cials-Thirty-Two Roads Under Ban
Plan to Make Joliet Transfer Point.

PITTsBuRG, April 26-The trouble between the
and those of the Central Traffic Association re-
garding the sale of through tickets and the abol-
ishing of commissions, is assuming more seri-
Gus phase. 1t is said that number of the roads
that consented to the proposed agreement with
the Eastern roads including the Gould system,
have not fully complied with the proposed agree
ment AS result, the Pennsylvania Company
has issued another circular disseminating the
sale Of tickets of the following roads: The Bur-
lington e. Missouri River; the Chicago Burling-
ton & Quincy; the Chicago. Milwaukee e. st.
Paul; the Green Bay, Winona & ST. Paul; the
Hannibal and st. Joseph; the Kansas City, st.
Joseph & Council Bluffs; the Missouri Pacific;
the Missouri. Kansas g. Texas; the Milwaukee g.
Northern; the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & South
ern; the ST. Louis G. Keokuk; the Northw estern.
and the Texas 6 Pacific. This makes a total of
thirty-two railroads in the West over which the
Pennsylvania Company has now ceased to sell
through tickets.
Scheme to Make Joliet a Transfer Point.
JOLIET, ILL.,, April &c. "A syndicate represent
ing the Bedtime Railroad Company, q line tap
ping all the Western trunk lines west of Chicago,
including the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul,
the Chicago & Northwestern, and the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy from Elgin. passing through
Joliet to Valparaiso, Ind, and tapping the East
ern trunk lines, has bought $50 acres in the
northeastern suburbs of Joliet 1t is said trans
Ter depots, elevators, stockyards and car-shops
will be built on this tract of land, Joliet being
on direct line from the great producing fields
of the West to the seaboard with direct com
munication with all the Western and Eastern
trunk lines, and an attempt will be made to make
this the chief transfer point instead OF Chicago,
where the projectors of the scheme alege that
freights of all kinds bockaded and storage
Is high. The Atchson, Topeka 81 Santa Fe and
local syndicate, of which. it is said, the Joliet
etsel works is leading member, are the accred-
lied projectors of the scheme.
The Railway Commission at Atlanta.
ATLANTA Ga, April 26.-The Interstate-com-
merce Commission arrived here this morning
and were escorted by committee to the Cham
Der OF Commerce aud the Kimball House. Upon
learning that Memorial day is legal holiday in
Georgia. the commission decided to postpone
until to. morrow the session which was to have
been held to-day. The commissioners were sub
sequently driven cut to Oakland Cemetery to
witness the memorial ceremonies. The COM
mission has announced its programme while
here, which is, in substance, follows:
The commission having Temporarily suspended
the fourth section of the interstate commerce
law as far as the railroads in this section are
concerned, its object in visiting this city is to
give the roads an opportunity of presenting such
evidence as they can to convince the commission
of the propriety of making the suspension per-
manent, and allowing all others who have objec-
tons to urge against such action to present their
side of the case. For these purposes the com
mission will hold morning and afternoon sessions
tomorrow hearing, first those who favor sus-
pension Of the fourth section, whether railroad
managers, or commercial, or other bodies
and, second, those who oppose it. All
verbal statements to be made under oath in an
swer to questions from the commissioners, and
all witnesses to be subject to cross examination
by representatives of the opposing party. the
object being to elicit all the facts, pro and con-
On Thursday morning session will be held tc
hear arguments on the evidence and upon any
question OF construction of the law.
This evening delegations have arrived from all
the leading towns in Florida, South Carolina,
North Carolina. Tennessee, Alabama and Geor
gia. as we'll representatives of large interests
at Cincinnati and other large cities at distance
They are in session tonight for the purpose Of
formulating their grievances so as to save the
time of the commission.
Senator Hearst the Interstate Law.
ST.. LOUIS, Apri. Ex-senator George Hearst
of California is in this city. He was asked
what in his opinion, would be the effect of tn
interstate.commerae law upon the business o
California MY opinion always has been tina
it would be very detrimental" Senator Hears
replied. From the outset l saw that the bill
would be specially injurious to us. as it mill
tated against cheap long haul, and we Cali
fornians have the longest haul in the country
l think, however, that the law is highly bone
fetal to the country at large. and it need not b
particularly injurious to California if the rail
roads act in the proper manner. The object o
the commission is to do good, not harm; it
members are earnest and intelligent and if tn
railroads will only endeavor to obey the law AM
not attempt to raise obstacles to its enforcement
or to evade it, all will 20 well, they are glve
very large latitude and can alter the application
of the statute to suit the circumstances of eac
particular case But if the roads endeavor t
antagonize and hamper the commission the